Fireproof accounting cabinet



V. G. MOSS.

FIREPROOF ACCOUNTING CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 5, 1.920. 1,409,756; Patented Mar. 14, 1922.

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v. G. Moss.

FIBEPROOF ACCOUNTING CABINET.

' A APPLICATION FILED MN. 5, i920- 1,409,756, l Patented Mar. 14, 1922..

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HHEPROOF ACCOUNHNG CABINET.

APPLICATIOT.l FILED JAN, 5, [9720.

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fr-Wg All/l UNITED gSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

Y VQIC'JOJR/ G. MOSS, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T0 THE CHAMPIONREGISTER COMPANY, OIE'` CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

FIREPROOF ACCOUNTING CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented )13,13 14, 1922,

`Application led January 5, 1920. Serial No. 349,609.

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This invention relates to what is known as a fireproof accountingcabinet, of a style adapted particularly to be used by grocery and'other merchants with Awhom customers keep open or running accounts ofdaily or less frequent purchases, and which renders a slip holder ofready reference especially desirable, and the invention is animprovement in or upon the construction of a cabinet and parts thereinof the-class or'kind shown in Letters Patent to Frank Gr. Marbach andbearing date of Dec. 10, 1918 and numbered 1,287 ,381.

In lthe accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of thecabinet front to rear with the cover and hood beneath in closedposition, and Fig. 2 is a cross section on line 2 2, Fig. 1 .A Fig. 3 isa sectional elevation corresponding to Fig. 1, but showing the cover andhood removed and some of thefoldable leaves or pads in-raised position.F ig. 4 corresponds in the mainte Fig. 3 and shows a group of leaves inpartially raised position. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary section of the bodyof cabinet andthe cover and the brace for supporting the cover in raisedposition, and Fig. 6 likewise is a fragmentary section showingespecially the spring-pressed lock to Vhold the said brace as shown.Fig. 7 shows a section of both the cabinet body and the cover with thecover down and the brace lock or bolt depressed into disengagingposition, as hereinafter more fully described. Fig. 8 shows a section ofone of the pads or leaves and the form' of the hinge joints thereon.Fig. 9 shows sections of three of the leaves hinged together andconnected by hinges of toggle link pattern as disclosed in Fig. 8.

The body b and the foldable cover c will be understood as being adaptedto be filled with asbestos or other fire-proof mate-rial, as shown, forexample, in the patent above referred to and as is now a common practicein this style of cabinets, and hence the cabinet as such does not initself constitute subject matter claimed herein. This is true,

also, of all the other parts shown except those which are specificallydescribed and claimed. This reduces the application to the memorandumleaves, folders or holders d of whatever form desired, the hood and themeans for locking the cover in raised position. The said leaves or slipholders (Z are now being variously constructed but a favorite way is toprovide them with clips or spring-pressed supports behind or under whichmemorandum or sales slips can be filed in rows or pockets inalphabetical or numerical order. As tosaid clips or holders, a number ofspring clips or holders can be employed on each leaf in rows. Thepresent invention does not involve any particular means and'therefore noclips or holders are shown.

- In the closed position of the cabinet all the pads or leaves l arefolded upon each other, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2,and in this positionthey rest upon the bottom plate 2 in superposed relations and to whichplate the lower leaf is hinged so as to be foldable back into aninclined upright position. A T-shaped hinge member 3 is employed, andall the pads have similar hinges, and when said hinges are united asshown they give a toggle hinge or link effect in which the leaves areadapted to be raised one at a time, or several at a time, as suggestedin Fig. 4. The said hinge members or hinges 3 are shown herein asriveted to the leaves or plates d, but preferably they are velectricallywelded thereon, and when the cover r vis raised the leaves are adaptedto the foldedl upand back into'open and more or less inclined positionbefore the cover as seen in Fig. 3. But as opening of the leavesproceeds they also drop down in the cabinet the depth of the hinge, andafter several of the leaves have been opened, Fig. 3, the opening of thenext leaf will not only make a corresponding drop of all the open leavesbehind it but it will operate somewhat as a lever to force the otherclosed leaves with the plate 2 to which the lower leaf is hinged forwardequal to the width of the hinge thereon. The said plate 2 constitutesthe fixed top of the carrier or movable frame 4 in which the drawer 7 isslidably mounted, and said carrier has casters 5 running on the bottomof the cabinet and is adapted to move outward step by step as the leavesare unfolded after the sixth leaf has been raised, and the carrier islimited in its forward' movement by stop 8 at the front of the cabinetadapted to be engaged by the front caster.v When all the leaves havebeen folded down in the cabinet the carrier is pushed back and thecabinet is ready to be closed.

For this purpose I employ, first, a protect'- ing hood It which is`adapted to cover over and enclose the pile of leaves d and to rest downupon the plate 2 about its edge, and the top .or outer cover c closesover the said hood. The said cover c being a fairly heavy member andoccupyingan upright position When open it is desirable to have the samefastened in said position against accidental dropping or closing, andpreferably with such means as Will require thought and purpose to let itdown. To-these ends I einploy a longitudinally slotted brace 10, Fig. 5,which is adapted to run on a pin or projection 12 engaged in said slotat all times and a recess or cavity in the outer end of the slot servesas rest for the pin whenv the cover or lid -is raised and-through whichthe bracing effect is obtained.v Then in order that the. brace may notbe inadvertently released I provide a locking'bolt to hold the brace insaid recess and which is not' designed to bereleased until all thevleaves are folded and the hoodis placed in position tliereover'. ItWill be noticed that the said bolt is differential, having an inner'stem` 14, a body portion 15 and a relatively reduced outside end 16,and a tubular housing or cap 18 fixed in the Wall of the cabinet servesas asupport for said bolt. A spring' 20-is interposed behind said body15 about the headed stem 14 in the said cap to Vpress the bolt outward.When thecover c is raised and the hoodiemoved the said bolt is pressedoutwardby said spring and the body 15 is projected over the brace andVprevents lifting the brace out of its recess. The hood h is providedwith a beveled lug 22 adapted to bear against the end of the bolt andpress 'it inward when the hood is placed over .the

leaves, and which forces the bolt back'and brings the reduced end 16over the brace with room to release the saine from pin 12 and slide thebrace alongto Vclosing position. The several leaves d have borders 25along their side edges Acorresponding in depth to the depth of thehinges or links 3, so that in the pile the said plates rest horizontallyupon each other and the space on each side of Ythe leaf affords room forthe holding nlieans to be placed thereon for the account s ips.

It Will be'noticed that the ylinks 3 are at right` angles tol the leavesand of uniform depth at the sides of the plate and adapted to fall intostraight lines with each other in both folded and open positions,thereby forming a brace against the rearWall of the cabinet when open.

Respecting theV hood h as an element, it Will be noticedirst that iteffectually closes in the Ypile of leaves for protection whenA thecovercis raised, and that the cover cannot be closeduntil the hood has beenplaced in position because italone carries the means by Which the boltfor locking the brace 10 is released. There is therefore a conjoint use'between the hood andthe cover.

What I claim is: Y y 1. A cabinet-asV described, comprising a hingedcover having a longitudinally slotted b'race and means to engage at theend ofsaid slot and hold the brace lin bracingy relations,

and a direrentialboltslidably mounted in the cabinet and adapted tolockthe brace at its larger diameter and to release it at its smallerdiameter. l.

2. A cabinet asdescribed havinga slottedbrace and means to engageandlock the brace in bracing position, and a hood providedv vieron e.VMoss'.

